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are fastened together and the hind and front feet drawn up olose to- 
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Lerma gether, The animal is of course now helpless then one an plushes 
(Campeche) 
a long knife with a sharp point and very thin blade into the animal’s 
breast through the jugular vein and into the heart. They save the 
blood as it runs from the wound and kick the animal to make it bleed 
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more. Finally they turn it over onto Idle other side and kick it until 
blood is all drained out. Then beast is skinned and meat cut upon 
skin and carried away. During the process, women approach and make 
laughing remarks on the size of testicles, etc. 
City of Mexico llov, 25 - Mammals taken Toluca Valley* Arvioola (probably dlffer- 
(Mexieo) 
ent from one taken at Salazar)j two Sitosy s. differing also (for list 
see original notebook #2), Birds killed near Derma, Toluca Valley* 
(for list see original notebook #2), 
I reached this city yesterday about 10 a»m, 
Tlalpam Dec, 26 - We came out here from City lev, 28, The city, nine miles 
(Mexico) 
away, is reached by a motor road, "linea de Tlalpam", Tlalpam lies at 
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the base of the “Cerro de Ajusco®, It is nearly surrounded by lava 
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beds "Pedregal®, immediately east of town is a sandy plain reaching 
to Lakes Chaleo - Xochlmilco "Arenal®, South, south-east, west, and 
north-west of town is all “pedregal", 
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Mammals, Tlalpam* (For list see original notebook # 2, ) 
Sitomys* 5 species are common, one with rather large ears is found 
principally in the pedregal. On® rather lighter in color and tail short- 
er is common in the arenal and along ditches in the valley, A small 
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br<xm kind with short tail is found pretty much everywhere but less 
common in the arenal, Oryzosars* A few specimens were trapped in a 
ditch containing water near tho depot. The traps were set on batiks just 
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